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1. #HUTCH KINAHAN FEUD: Gardaí have arrested two people they believe acted as spotters for the gunman who carried the gangland murder of Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan.
2. #RECORD HIGHS: Overcrowding in Irish hospitals increased in the first three months of the year, but decreased in April. These are the most overcrowded hospitals in the country.
3. #GONE TO THE DOGS: The sale of the Harold’s Cross greyhound stadium has been criticised by some in the industry for costing the taxpayer money.
4. #ISSUES: Senior gardaí are blaming a lack of supervision, training and the absence of a modern IT system for many of the problems which have led to the current crisis in An Garda Síochána. [RTÉ]
5. #ROBERT NAIRAC: A former undercover British soldier and colleague of murdered officer Captain Robert Nairac has appealed to the IRA to return his body.
6. #A DECADE ON: Madeleine McCann vanished from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal on 3 May 2007 – 10 years ago today.
7. #DUBLIN QUAYS: The Green Party has expressed concern over proposed changes to traffic restrictions in Dublin city.
8. #DARNDALE: A youth who played a role in attacking gardaí with a “barrage of missiles” as they attempted to investigate reports of a stolen car has avoided a jail term.
9. #WISCONSIN: The death of a prisoner due to dehydration has sparked national outrage in the US.
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